Shudashi Tataki Kokudei Tokoname Teapot - 200ml

This exquisitely crafted Tokoname-yaki kyusu (teapot) has a low and wide shape and is thrown from Tokoname kokudei (黒泥) clay, which has the same properties as the iconic red shudei (朱泥) but is fired in reduction producing a deep black. Most of the pot's surface features Yoshiki's signature hammered finish, called tataki, but the rear side is finished in a pitted pattern, in which a thin layer of the blackened clay is scraped off, revealing the brilliant vermillion of the shudei clay underneath - a style known as shudashi (朱出し).

This kyusu was made by Murata Yoshiki (村田益規). Born in 1950, Yoshiki reigns as one of Tokoname's most technically and artistically skilled kyusu craftsman and is known for his inventive and bold shapes, striking yōhen, and unique surface finishes.